The other was collage - drawing, or composing, with bits of found objects that each have their own drawing characteristics (line, tone, texture, shape, pattern etc) - after looking at Kurt Schwitters.
Part One...
Drawing is like making an expressive gesture with the advantage of permanence - Henri Matisse |
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Two projects today. One was everyone 'drawing each other drawing', and these then fitted together to try to show the activity of a drawing studio. The other was collage - drawing, or composing, with bits of found objects that each have their own drawing characteristics (line, tone, texture, shape, pattern etc) - after looking at Kurt Schwitters. Part One... Part Two... Work in progress... This was counter-intuitive drawing: making marks with white on a black surface, looking for the light patches instead of the dark ones. We experimented with lots of different methods - drawing with a rubber; with white chalk on black paper; scraping on black painted card to reveal white underneath; cutting and peeling away the top layer of card; dusting over scraped lines with chalk powder; drawing with a wax candle on black (or white) paper and washing over with white (or black); cutting white paper to stick onto black etc....... Here there were three 'figures' built of boxes, materials etc and the aim was to produce varied drawings that 'hint at the notion of personages' rather than being too literal. Various exercises first, then everyone followed their own ideas for the finished drawings. click thumbnail to see whole image... This was indirect drawing - instead of making a mark directly onto paper we were constructing a stencil to make the marks for us. We used mainly charcoal and ink, applied with fingers, toothbrush splatter, brush etc, and had to continually think about whether we were cutting out positive or negative shapes. click image to enlarge... |
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